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factive
[fak-tiv]
adjective
(of a verb, adjective, or noun phrase) presupposing the truth of an embedded sentence that serves as complement, as realize in I didn't realize that he had left, which presupposes that it is true that he had left.
noun
a factive expression.
factive
/ ˈæɪ /
adjective
logic linguistics philosophy (of a linguistic context) giving rise to the presupposition that a sentence occurring in that context is true, as John regrets that Mary did not attend
Other Word Forms
- factivity noun
Example Sentences
Other drugs affected included the chest infection treatment Factive; Bactroban ointment, an antibiotic used to treat skin infections in babies; Kytril, an anti-nausea injection for cancer patients; and Tagamet, for heartburn and peptic ulcers.
The two products – the diabetes treatment, Avandamet, and Factive, which is used for chest infections – were subsequently approved by the regulator.
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